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International visitors to Japan down 2.2% in August 2019, affected by a 50% decrease in Korean visitors

International visitors to Japan down 2.2% in August 2019, affected by a 50% decrease in Korean visitors

#ForeignVisitorArrivalResult
30% of business travelers spend one or more hours in booking their business trips

30% of business travelers spend one or more hours in booking their business trips

#BookingTrend
Major DMOs in western Japan work together to attract long stay international travelers

Major DMOs in western Japan work together to attract long stay international travelers

#BusinessPartnership #DMO
Setouchi DMO and Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization signed an agreement on partnership for inbound travel promotions on September 2 2019.
Airbnb forms partnership with Kobe City in Japan for farm stay to attract agri-inbound travelers

Airbnb forms partnership with Kobe City in Japan for farm stay to attract agri-inbound travelers

#Airbnb #BusinessPartnership
20% decrease in seat availability is found on Japan-South Korea routes - OAG analysis

20% decrease in seat availability is found on Japan-South Korea routes - OAG analysis

#airline
A major Japanese railway company ties up with Klook to sell combination of in-destination products with railway pass

A major Japanese railway company ties up with Klook to sell combination of in-destination products with railway pass

#BusinessPartnership #in-destination
Accommodations in 12 Rugby World Cup host cities of Japan are more searched in favorite countries - Expedia survey

Accommodations in 12 Rugby World Cup host cities of Japan are more searched in favorite countries - Expedia survey

#Expedia #BookingTrend
Japan Tourism Agency unveils a basic policy draft for IR development

Japan Tourism Agency unveils a basic policy draft for IR development

#MICE
Private Accommodation registrations in Japan reach 18,000 as of August 2019, nine times more than a year earlier

Private Accommodation registrations in Japan reach 18,000 as of August 2019, nine times more than a year earlier

#VacationRental
The 9th Japan-China-South Korea Tourism Summit signs a joint communique for mutual tourism cooperation

The 9th Japan-China-South Korea Tourism Summit signs a joint communique for mutual tourism cooperation

#TourismPolicy
Cool Japan Fund invests 1.1 billion yen to KKday, a Taiwan-based local tour booking platform, in partnership for in-destination spending in Japan

Cool Japan Fund invests 1.1 billion yen to KKday, a Taiwan-based local tour booking platform, in partnership for in-destination spending in Japan

#OTA #in-destination
Ministry of Transport decides to allocate 50 additional international daytime slots a day of Haneda Airport to 9 countries

Ministry of Transport decides to allocate 50 additional international daytime slots a day of Haneda Airport to 9 countries

#Haneda
The expanding cashless market of Japan is forecasted to grow to a market scale of 10 trillion JPY in FY2021

The expanding cashless market of Japan is forecasted to grow to a market scale of 10 trillion JPY in FY2021

#mobile #Payment
New York-based discount ticketing service TKTS opens in Tokyo and Osaka

New York-based discount ticketing service TKTS opens in Tokyo and Osaka

#in-destination
Booking.com announces Japanese city ranking in terms of bookings by international visitors in the first half of 2019

Booking.com announces Japanese city ranking in terms of bookings by international visitors in the first half of 2019

#InboundTravelInJapan #Bookingcom
Narita Airport enriches terminal services for night flights, extending operation hours of tenant shops

Narita Airport enriches terminal services for night flights, extending operation hours of tenant shops

#Narita
Ministry of Transport requests a budget of 450 billion JPY for airport developments in FY2020

Ministry of Transport requests a budget of 450 billion JPY for airport developments in FY2020

#MinistryOfLand #budget
Japanese spending to domestic travel increased by 17% year on year on Q2 of 2019, though the average spending a traveler for overnight trip was down

Japanese spending to domestic travel increased by 17% year on year on Q2 of 2019, though the average spending a traveler for overnight trip was down

#TravelSpending
Korean Air considerably reduces Japan services and instead extends network for Southeast Asia and China

Korean Air considerably reduces Japan services and instead extends network for Southeast Asia and China

#airline
Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in June 2019

Year-on-year comparison of visitors to Japan from Australia, U.S. and U.K. in June 2019

#ForeignVisitorArrivalResult

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Online spending for travel in Japan by households of two or more people was up 20% to 6,600 yen in March 2026

Online spending for travel in Japan by households of two or more people was up 20% to 6,600 yen in March 2026
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Online shopping spending to travel by Japanese households with two or more people was down 4.2% compared to the previous year
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Barriers to Travel Among Japanese People in their 60s: 25% Cite Pet Care, 22% Caregiving
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Mastercard Economics Institute analyzes weak yen gives larger influence to Asian travelers to Japan

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